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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     110,806</td>
<td class="r data">      27,856</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
<td class="r data">      33,971</td>
<td class="r data">      14,651</td>
<td class="r data">    43.1</td>
<td class="r data">      76,835</td>
<td class="r data">      13,205</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     134,040</td>
<td class="r data">      32,092</td>
<td class="r data">    23.9</td>
<td class="r data">      42,593</td>
<td class="r data">      17,207</td>
<td class="r data">    40.4</td>
<td class="r data">      91,447</td>
<td class="r data">      14,885</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     143,869</td>
<td class="r data">      30,874</td>
<td class="r data">    21.5</td>
<td class="r data">      48,169</td>
<td class="r data">      17,679</td>
<td class="r data">    36.7</td>
<td class="r data">      95,700</td>
<td class="r data">      13,195</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     144,355</td>
<td class="r data">      28,262</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
<td class="r data">      50,036</td>
<td class="r data">      16,860</td>
<td class="r data">    33.7</td>
<td class="r data">      94,319</td>
<td class="r data">      11,402</td>
<td class="r data">    12.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     142,606</td>
<td class="r data">      27,174</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
<td class="r data">      51,736</td>
<td class="r data">      16,638</td>
<td class="r data">    32.2</td>
<td class="r data">      90,870</td>
<td class="r data">      10,536</td>
<td class="r data">    11.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     132,260</td>
<td class="r data">      25,518</td>
<td class="r data">    19.3</td>
<td class="r data">      51,773</td>
<td class="r data">      16,257</td>
<td class="r data">    31.4</td>
<td class="r data">      80,487</td>
<td class="r data">       9,261</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     126,718</td>
<td class="r data">      24,333</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
<td class="r data">      56,372</td>
<td class="r data">      16,384</td>
<td class="r data">    29.1</td>
<td class="r data">      70,346</td>
<td class="r data">       7,949</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     118,118</td>
<td class="r data">      23,245</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">      54,325</td>
<td class="r data">      16,106</td>
<td class="r data">    29.6</td>
<td class="r data">      63,793</td>
<td class="r data">       7,139</td>
<td class="r data">    11.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     110,109</td>
<td class="r data">      22,371</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
<td class="r data">      52,368</td>
<td class="r data">      15,567</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
<td class="r data">      57,741</td>
<td class="r data">       6,804</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     100,600</td>
<td class="r data">      21,213</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
<td class="r data">      47,226</td>
<td class="r data">      14,518</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">      53,374</td>
<td class="r data">       6,695</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     102,388</td>
<td class="r data">      21,145</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
<td class="r data">      26,741</td>
<td class="r data">       8,149</td>
<td class="r data">    30.5</td>
<td class="r data">      75,647</td>
<td class="r data">      12,996</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     124,482</td>
<td class="r data">      24,474</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">      34,483</td>
<td class="r data">       9,832</td>
<td class="r data">    28.5</td>
<td class="r data">      89,999</td>
<td class="r data">      14,642</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     133,765</td>
<td class="r data">      22,901</td>
<td class="r data">    17.1</td>
<td class="r data">      39,666</td>
<td class="r data">       9,910</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
<td class="r data">      94,099</td>
<td class="r data">      12,991</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     134,042</td>
<td class="r data">      20,226</td>
<td class="r data">    15.1</td>
<td class="r data">      41,306</td>
<td class="r data">       9,000</td>
<td class="r data">    21.8</td>
<td class="r data">      92,736</td>
<td class="r data">      11,226</td>
<td class="r data">    12.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     131,963</td>
<td class="r data">      18,967</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
<td class="r data">      42,737</td>
<td class="r data">       8,632</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
<td class="r data">      89,226</td>
<td class="r data">      10,335</td>
<td class="r data">    11.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     121,583</td>
<td class="r data">      17,157</td>
<td class="r data">    14.1</td>
<td class="r data">      42,694</td>
<td class="r data">       8,081</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
<td class="r data">      78,889</td>
<td class="r data">       9,076</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     116,211</td>
<td class="r data">      16,017</td>
<td class="r data">    13.8</td>
<td class="r data">      47,321</td>
<td class="r data">       8,250</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
<td class="r data">      68,890</td>
<td class="r data">       7,767</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     106,935</td>
<td class="r data">      14,265</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
<td class="r data">      44,633</td>
<td class="r data">       7,302</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
<td class="r data">      62,302</td>
<td class="r data">       6,963</td>
<td class="r data">    11.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      99,218</td>
<td class="r data">      13,599</td>
<td class="r data">    13.7</td>
<td class="r data">      42,875</td>
<td class="r data">       6,990</td>
<td class="r data">    16.3</td>
<td class="r data">      56,343</td>
<td class="r data">       6,609</td>
<td class="r data">    11.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      90,199</td>
<td class="r data">      12,864</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
<td class="r data">      38,161</td>
<td class="r data">       6,361</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
<td class="r data">      52,038</td>
<td class="r data">       6,503</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       9,556</td>
<td class="r data">       7,617</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,110</td>
<td class="r data">       7,375</td>
<td class="r data">    90.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,446</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      10,104</td>
<td class="r data">       7,973</td>
<td class="r data">    78.9</td>
<td class="r data">       8,503</td>
<td class="r data">       7,769</td>
<td class="r data">    91.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,601</td>
<td class="r data">         204</td>
<td class="r data">    12.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      10,312</td>
<td class="r data">       8,036</td>
<td class="r data">    77.9</td>
<td class="r data">       8,730</td>
<td class="r data">       7,860</td>
<td class="r data">    90.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,582</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      10,642</td>
<td class="r data">       8,206</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
<td class="r data">       8,998</td>
<td class="r data">       8,005</td>
<td class="r data">    89.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,644</td>
<td class="r data">         201</td>
<td class="r data">    12.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      10,677</td>
<td class="r data">       8,361</td>
<td class="r data">    78.3</td>
<td class="r data">       9,079</td>
<td class="r data">       8,176</td>
<td class="r data">    90.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,598</td>
<td class="r data">         185</td>
<td class="r data">    11.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      10,507</td>
<td class="r data">       8,316</td>
<td class="r data">    79.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,051</td>
<td class="r data">       8,134</td>
<td class="r data">    89.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,456</td>
<td class="r data">         182</td>
<td class="r data">    12.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      11,181</td>
<td class="r data">       8,979</td>
<td class="r data">    80.3</td>
<td class="r data">       9,691</td>
<td class="r data">       8,803</td>
<td class="r data">    90.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,490</td>
<td class="r data">         176</td>
<td class="r data">    11.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      10,890</td>
<td class="r data">       8,771</td>
<td class="r data">    80.5</td>
<td class="r data">       9,492</td>
<td class="r data">       8,576</td>
<td class="r data">    90.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,398</td>
<td class="r data">         195</td>
<td class="r data">    13.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      10,400</td>
<td class="r data">       8,349</td>
<td class="r data">    80.3</td>
<td class="r data">       9,064</td>
<td class="r data">       8,157</td>
<td class="r data">    90.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,336</td>
<td class="r data">         192</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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